Steel tie and rail-fastener therefor



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STE EI. TIE AND RAIL FASTENER THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- B, 1920.

1,383,423. Patented July 5, 1921.

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STEEL TIE AND RAIL FASTENEB THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED 001'. a, 1920.

Patented July 5, 1921.

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1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. PRICE, OF BROAD MOUNTAIN, PENNSYLVANIA.

STEEL TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER THEREFOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 8, 1920. Serial No. 415,473.

' which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvement-s in'steel ties and rail fasteners therefor, and has for its object to provide a tie in the form of a rectangular column composed of two opposed channels welded together along their adjacent edges.

Another object of the invention is to provide in combination with a tie of the character A further object of the invention is to provide a steel tie with openings in the region of the rails with whioh register fastening, blocks, arranged in pairs the coacting blocks of, each pair being forced apart so as to engage the rails and portions of the tie bymeans of a'wedge plate havinga tenon which registers with a mortise in one of the fastening blocks.

-With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claim. v

' In order that those skilled inthe art to which this invention appertains, may understand how tomake and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, in which Figure 1, is a perspective view of two adjacent ties showing the spacing bars connected therewith a portion of one of the ties and one of the spacing. bars being broken away;

Fig. 2, is an enlarged fragmentary perspective View of one of the ties.

Fig. 3, is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the upper wall of the tie showing a section of rail held thereon by fastening blocks.

Fig. 4, is a similar view showing a slightly different form of the holding blocks.

Fig. 5, is a perspective view of one of the fastening blocks engaging only the walls of the tie.

Fig. 6, is a similar view of the coacting or inner fastening block which engages the rail flange in addition to the walls of the tie.

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of a pin used for fastening the spacing bars to the tie.

Fig. 8, is a side elevation or face view of the locking wedge adapted to pass through a hole in the pin.

Fig. 9, is an edge view thereof showing the split end which may be spread apart to prevent accidental withdrawal.

Fig. 10, is a perspective view of the wedge plate with its tenon for cooperation with the fastening blocks.

Fig. 11, is a side elevation of a tapered pin for fastening the wedge plate to one of the fastening blocks.

'In carrying out my invention as here embodied, 2 represents a metallic tie formed of steel, iron or other suitable material which and if' found desirable these separators may be left between the channels and welded therein so as to form a part of the completed tie and act as stiffeners or they may be forced therefrom after the spaces between them have been welded and then the spaces which they occupy welded so as to complete the tie without stiffeners.

In the upper face of the tie adj aoent each end are formed a number of openings 7 in the regions of the localities to be occupied by the rails and these openings may be engaged in pairs directly opposite each other, diagonally opposite each other or in any other suitable way so that at least one opening on each side of therail when the latter is in place. 7

As shown in Fig. 3 when a rail 8 is in place upon a tie the edges of the base or flange 9 aline with the inner edges of the Patented Jul 5, 1921.

over until the slot 14: formed between the nose 12 and toe 15 registers with the rail flange and the upper wall of the tie and lying directly beneath-the rail with the toe 15 underlying the upper wall of the tie it being .understoodthat the slot 1 1 is of a shape to correspond with the rail flange and .c the tie wall underlying it.

block has a mortise 16 in its back which acts This fastening as a guide for the tenon of the wedge block to. be hereinafter described, while longitudinally through said fastening block is formed a hole 17 which communicates with the morl tise 16.

the outer fastening block 18 is positioned by After this inner fastening block is in place passing the heel 19 thereof through the openh1g7, "said heel being small enough topass through that portion of the hole which is unoccupied by the inner fastening block.

When the heel 19 isprojected through the driven the wedge plate 23 carryingthe tenon 24: for registration'with the mortise 16 in the inner fastening block, said tenon guiding the wedge plate in a straight line and preventing any 'sidewise movement thereof relative to the inner fastening block, and this tenon is providedwith a series of holes 25 one of which, according to the position of the wedge plate'relative to the inner fastening block, registers with the opening 17 through said inner fasteningblock and when in registration a tapered pin 26 is driven into the hole 17 and the registering hole of the series 25 and the smaller end of said pin 7 bent over so as to lock and hold all of the parts in their positions'thereby preventing the accidental displacement of, any of the parts and preventingany shifting of the rail relative to the tie.

,On curves it is desirable to support the web and head. of the rail and this I accomplishfby making the head of the inner block of 'sulficient thickness and height to form a chair 27, Fig. 4, which contacts with the web and the under face and a portion'of the edge of the head of the rail, but otherwise the construction and operation are identical with that form" shown in Fig. 3.- 7

It is to be understood that the shape and size of the slot 1 1 may be varied to meet the requirements of different shaped (rails and the use of fish plates or other rail joints.

Where ties of this character are'used in bridge or other overhead work it is dilficult to prevent them from shifting because of the lack of road bed. I desire to hold them in their spaced relation relative to oneanother and to do this I provide spacing 'jbars28 which extend from one'tie to theneXt adjazentbut succeeding one as; plainly shown in Fig. 1, and these spacin-gbars are iof such length that they reach from thelongitudinal center of one tie'to the longitudinal center ofanother tie and when inposition headed pins 29 are passedthrough holes in the ends of said bars and through holes 30in the upper wall of the ties so that the inner ends ofsaid pins 29 project below the walls of thezftie and said-inner ends, of the pins have holes 31 therethroughfor the reception of the heeled wedges 32theends of which are slit as at 33 so that when in place the parts thereof may be spread apart after the mannerof a cotter pin to prevent; the accidental withdrawal of said wedges, thus preventing {tDhe accidental displacementof the spacing ars. V r

p In practice if found desirable the ties may be laid and the rails mo'unted thereon; and the different sections of rail fastened togetheryafter which-theopenings 7 may be laid outand burned the fasteningblocks placed in position asabovedescribed and likewise the spac ng bars may be laid in place and the holes in said: bars "and the tiesblown therein by'an acetylene burner and [the pins 29 dropped in place and then fastened the heel wedges 32. I 7

Of course I do not wish to beilimited to the exact detailsof construction as herein shown as these .may be-varied within the limits'of the appended claimfwithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

"Having thus fully described my invention, what claim as new and useful is V A tie comprising two opposed channels a and separators positioned between the adjacentedges of said channels,said edges and separators being welded together. 7 I

In testimony whereof I'have' hereunto affixed my signature.

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